Kabayan party-list vows to push for OFW welfare
Kabayan party-list was the first to file a certificate of nomination and acceptance for the 2025 elections on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, (Photo from Dianne Sampang/INQUIRER.net)
MANILA, Philippines — Kabayan party-list will continue pushing for measures that seek to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) if it again wins a seat in the House of Representatives in the 2025 elections, its Representative Ron Salo said on Tuesday.
READ: Kabayan party-list first to file CONA for 2025 polls
Salo noted that the welfare of OFWs is part of their Kabayan +2 program, which stands for Kalusugan, Pabahay, at Kabuhayan (health, housing, and livelihood) as well as education and OFW concerns.
“Ang sinusulong po natin ay masigurado na maprotektahan ang kanilang (OFWs) kapakanan,” Salo said after filing the party’s certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) at the Manila Hotel tent.
(We are pushing for the protection and well-being of OFWs.)
“It’s true na nahihirapan po sila pero [nandito] po ang Kabayan party-list, ang katuwang po ng mga OFW natin,” Salo added.
(It’s true that they are experiencing hardships but Kabayan party-list is here for our OFWs.)
READ: Kabayan party-list first to file CONA for 2025 polls
Salo also said the welfare of seafarers is included in their advocacy, and Kabayan is one of those who pushed for the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which was signed into law on Monday.
“Nagpapasalamat po syempre sa ating Pangulo sapagkat napirmahan na po ito at sa atin pong Speaker of the House na si Representative Martin Romualdez at ang ating katandem sa Senado si Senator Raffy Tulfo,” he added.
(We are thanking our President because he signed the measure into law, to our Speaker Martin Romualdez, and our tandem in the Senate, Senator Raffy Tulfo.)
Republic Act No. 12021, or An Act Providing for the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, outlines the rights of seamen, including the right to just terms and conditions of work and the right to self-organization and collective bargaining.
READ: Marcos signs Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers into law
